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Sheave

noun

/ʃiːv/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley.

2.nounA sliding scutcheon for covering a keyhole.

Synonyms

showers shiver pulley pulley block gear monkey wheel gear wheel pulley shell split wheel nave scape-wheel cogwheel

Rhymes With

naive heave reprieve conceive perceive cleave relieve believe

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